I was very sad to read about Joe Barbera's death. I missed their heyday in the sixties, but they found a second one in syndication in the 80's when I was a kid (their production company also produced the Smurfs). The amusement park we went to when I was little had a Hanna-Barbera Land and I have pictures of me with all of them from Yogi Bear to Huckleberry Hound. I remember my dad imitating a lot of their voices. Rest in Peace, Joe.

Question about JOHN CORBETT

I saw a picture of John Corbett shopping in L.A. with his girlfriend Bo Derek, and he was bald in the middle of his head. Was he wearing a toupee in "SEX IN THE CITY" or did he intentionally shave his head recently for a role or something? This inquiring mind wants to know! Thanks!

Original "Lionel Jefferson" dies at 57

'Jeffersons' Actor Dies At 57
Evans Also Appeared In 'All In The Family'

POSTED: 1:59 pm EST December 22, 2006
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -- The actor who played Lionel Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" and "All in the Family" has died.

His niece said Mike Evans died of throat cancer last week at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms.

He was 57.
Evans started playing Lionel -- the son of George (Sherman Hemsley) and Louise (Isabel Sanford) -- in "All in the Family," and he kept the role for the spinoff, "The Jeffersons" -- though he was replaced by another actor for part of that run.

Evans also co-created and wrote for "Good Times."

The actor also had a role in the miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man" in 1976, and a guest role on "Walker, Texas Ranger" in 2000.

Evans also had guest roles on such shows as "Love, American Style" and "The Streets of San Francisco."

Jeffersons' Actor Dies At 57
Evans Also Appeared In 'All In The Family'
The actor who played Lionel Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" and "All in the Family" has died.
His niece said Mike Evans died of throat cancer last week at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms.
He was 57.
Evans started playing Lionel -- the son of George (Sherman Hemsley) and Louise (Isabel Sanford) -- in "All in the Family," and he kept the role for the spinoff, "The Jeffersons" -- though he was replaced by another actor for part of that run.
Evans also co-created and wrote for "Good Times."
The actor also had a role in the miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man" in 1976, and a guest role on "Walker, Texas Ranger" in 2000.
Evans also had guest roles on such shows as "Love, American Style" and "The Streets of San Francisco."

Wow, that's pretty young! The Jeffersons and All In the Family were both way out there for their time, so I hear

A fire destroyed a Northern California lodge popular with celebrities, abruptly halting holiday vacations for Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal and a dozen or so other guests.

The fire at Manka's Inverness Lodge began around 3 a.m. Wednesday after a tree fell and hit a water heater, and there were no injuries, authorities said. Co-owner Daniel DeLong said the Gyllenhaals were supportive despite having to brave the wind and cold.

"Jake was helping me pull things out of the fire," DeLong said.

The Marin County lodge and its restaurant were a popular destination for VIPs. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, dined at Manka's last year.

It was not clear whether Maggie Gyllenhaal's months-old daughter, Ramona, was with her, or whether other family members had joined the siblings at the lodge.

Messages left with Jake Gyllenhaal's agent and his sister's publicist were not immediately returned.

Jake Gyllenhaal was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as a heartsick cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain."

Julia Roberts is expecting her third child with her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder, her spokeswoman confirmed to People magazine Friday.

The baby is due this summer, Roberts' publicist, Marcy Engelman, said in a story posted on the magazine's Web site. News of the pregnancy first appeared in the New York Post's Page Six column.

A call to Engelman by The Associated Press wasn't immediately returned.

Roberts, 39, and Moder, 37, have 2-year-old twins, Hazel and Phinnaeus, who were born in November 2004. The couple were married in July 2002 at Roberts' home in Taos, N.M.

She won the best actress Oscar in 2001 for "Erin Brockovich." Her screen hits also include "Steel Magnolias" and "Pretty Woman."

Roberts is the voice of the wise spider in the film adaptation of "Charlotte's Web." She'll next be seen in the drama "Charlie Wilson's War," directed by Mike Nichols and also starring Tom Hanks, scheduled for release next year.

She made her Broadway debut this spring in a revival of Richard Greenberg's "Three Days of Rain."